Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Acting
Born Oct 01, 1925
From Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Died Dec 22, 1994

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nobuko Otowa (1 October 1925 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

Filmography — Acting

A Good Man, A Good Day
1961

A Good Man, A Good Day

The Ataka Family
5.5
1952

The Ataka Family

Masako Ataka

Onibaba
7.7
1964

Onibaba

Woman

The Three Treasures
5.3
1959

The Three Treasures

Goddess of Anenouzume

Edo Porn
5.9
1981

Edo Porn

Omomo

The Strangling
4.4
1979

The Strangling

Ryoko Kariba

The Strange Tale of Oyuki
8.0
1992

The Strange Tale of Oyuki

Masa

The Ceremony
6.8
1971

The Ceremony

Sakurada Shizu

The Last War
6.3
1961

The Last War

Oyoshi Tamura

Demon
7.0
1985

Demon

Ume

The Tale of Genji
5.5
1951

The Tale of Genji

Murasaki no ue

Tree Without Leaves
7.8
1986

Tree Without Leaves

Mother

Strange Affinity
1970

Strange Affinity

Tamiko / Prostitute Yuki

Born in Sin
1962

Born in Sin

The Wolves
6.8
1955

The Wolves

Lucky Dragon No. 5
7.3
1959

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Shizu Kuboyama

By Player
8.0
2000

By Player

Okaji

A Last Note
7.0
1995

A Last Note

Toyoko Yanagawa

Miss Oyu
7.2
1951

Miss Oyu

Shizu

The Radish and the Carrot
10.0
1965

The Radish and the Carrot

Kuroneko
7.4
1968

Kuroneko

Yone

Yaji and Kita on the Road
1958

Yaji and Kita on the Road

Ofutsu / maid

The Incident
6.3
1978

The Incident

Sumie Sakai

The Three Undelivered Letters
6.0
1979

The Three Undelivered Letters

Sumie

Red Lion
6.4
1969

Red Lion

Oharu

Pressure of Guilt
7.0
1963

Pressure of Guilt

The Go Masters
6.2
1982

The Go Masters

The Youth and His Amulet
1961

The Youth and His Amulet

If Indeed One Loves
1955

If Indeed One Loves

Michie (segment 1)

The Naked Island
8.0
1960

The Naked Island

Toyo

The Horizon
1984

The Horizon

Hideyo, after age 40

1980

Nurse's Husband

Monument to the Girl's Corps
1968

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Hatsu Yonamine

Location
8.0
1984

Location

Katsue

Ditch
7.0
1954

Ditch

Tsuru

When Women Lie
7.0
1963

When Women Lie

Children of Hiroshima
7.1
1952

Children of Hiroshima

Takako Ishikawa

Miniature
8.0
1953

Miniature

Ginko

Lost in the Wilderness
1986

Lost in the Wilderness

Yasuko Moto

Turbid Youth
1954

Turbid Youth

The Twilight Story
8.0
1960

The Twilight Story

Heat Wave Island
6.0
1969

Heat Wave Island

Otoyo

The Approach of Autumn
6.9
1960

The Approach of Autumn

Shigeko Fukatani

Long Way to Okinawa
1962

Long Way to Okinawa

Hymn
6.3
1972

Hymn

Teru Kamozawa

An Inn at Osaka
7.3
1954

An Inn at Osaka

Uwabami

Till Tomorrow Is
1962

Till Tomorrow Is

Netsuai sha
1961

Netsuai sha

Tamiko

The Bride from Japan
1959

The Bride from Japan

Ashiya Midori

The Scent of Incense
7.2
1964

The Scent of Incense

Ikuyo

My Way
5.7
1974

My Way

Mino Kawamura

Strong Women, Weak Men
1968

Strong Women, Weak Men

Fumiko

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Izayoi kaidō

Immortal Love
7.5
1961

Immortal Love

Tomoko

Auto Town
1981

Auto Town

Actress
1956

Actress

Kakuko Mori

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954

The Valley Between Love and Death

Momoyo Imai

The Maid Story
1963

The Maid Story

Nami kage
1965

Nami kage

Rise Against the Sword
6.2
1966

Rise Against the Sword

Osasa

Wedding Ring
6.5
1950

Wedding Ring

Wakai hito-tachi
1954

Wakai hito-tachi

1966

Once a Rainy Day

The Island Closest to Heaven
6.2
1984

The Island Closest to Heaven

Tei Ishikawa

The Life of Chikuzan
7.8
1977

The Life of Chikuzan

Toyo, Mother

The Iron Crown
5.6
1972

The Iron Crown

Middle-aged Woman

This Madding Crowd
1962

This Madding Crowd

Kimino

Sakura-tai Chiru
5.7
1988

Sakura-tai Chiru

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
6.9
1970

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Take Yamada

1963

Rush to Our Sweetheart

Human
6.6
1962

Human

Gorosuke

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa
1952

The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa

Maki Ayukawa

Dream Street
1989

Dream Street

Tomi Izeki

Children on the Island
1987

Children on the Island

Mistress

Ekisutora
1982

Ekisutora

Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1958

Makeraremasen katsumadewa

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
7.1
1975

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

Self

Skin-Colored Moon
1957

Skin-Colored Moon

Kumiko Uno

Twice on a Certain Night
1956

Twice on a Certain Night

Akiko

Geisha in the Old City
1957

Geisha in the Old City

Tamasode

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

Tome

The Beauty and the Dragon
1955

The Beauty and the Dragon

Koina no Ginpei
1954

Koina no Ginpei

Flower Shop Curtain
1959

Flower Shop Curtain

Murahachibu
1953

Murahachibu

The Child Writers
1958

The Child Writers

Aunt

Kyukei no Koya
1975

Kyukei no Koya

Story of a Beloved Wife
7.0
1951

Story of a Beloved Wife

Takako

Floating Vessel
1957

Floating Vessel

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
1962

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

The Twilight Years
6.0
1973

The Twilight Years

Kyoko (Shigezo's daughter)

Reminiscence
1953

Reminiscence

Fumiko Ota

Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981

Ore to aitsu no monogatari

The Shop Curtain
1958

The Shop Curtain

A Woman’s Uphill Slope
1960

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

Keiko

Arashi Tatsunari
1982

Arashi Tatsunari

Keiko

Lost Sex
1966

Lost Sex

The Housemaid

Yokubo
1953

Yokubo

Shizue Kitami

Mother
6.8
1963

Mother

Tamiko

1952

勘太郎月夜唄

Conquest
5.0
1965

Conquest

Jiju

The Long Way 'Round
1980

The Long Way 'Round

The Heart
7.8
1973

The Heart

Mrs. M

Women of Ginza
1955

Women of Ginza

1975

Onna no Natsu

Miren
1963

Miren

Hatsu Kakinuna

Seikurabe
1962

Seikurabe

Shojohou
1950

Shojohou

Taniguchi Yoko

Black Board
4.0
1986

Black Board

Namie Yasui

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
1982

Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

The Izu Dancer
1967

The Izu Dancer

Free and Easy 5
7.5
1992

Free and Easy 5

Densuke's mother

Libido
1967

Libido

Bored Hatamoto Passes By
1953

Bored Hatamoto Passes By

Love is Lost
7.0
1956

Love is Lost

Sakie / Umeko

The Shrikes
1961

The Shrikes

Don't Mind
1990

Don't Mind

Room for Let
6.0
1959

Room for Let

O-Chiyo

Dolls floating down the river
1962

Dolls floating down the river

Fumie

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
5.0
1958

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

The Princess

Madame Aki
1963

Madame Aki

Onna no issho
1953

Onna no issho

Fujiko Shirakawa

Hunting Rifle
7.0
1961

Hunting Rifle

Hama

When a Woman Loves
1960

When a Woman Loves

Hideya

Who Will Judge Me?
1951

Who Will Judge Me?

1960

Respect, Flatter, and Love

Before Dawn
1953

Before Dawn

Okume

The Diplomat's Mansion
1961

The Diplomat's Mansion

Yukari

Ryûri no kishi
1956

Ryûri no kishi

Shin ono ga tsumi
1956

Shin ono ga tsumi

Tamaki Minowa

Love's Family Tree
1961

Love's Family Tree

Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951

Lantern Under a Full Moon

1982

傑作推理劇場 不安な階段

Tale of a Carpenter
1966

Tale of a Carpenter

Double Trouble
1964

Double Trouble

Onibaba : Film Location
1964

Onibaba : Film Location